Pipe reamer and rest



June 8, 19.48. H.' H. GILEs PIPE BEAMER AND REST Filed Feb. 27, 1947 Patented June 8, 1948 E D STAT ES, E Nfl? @FFI-CEL PIPE BEAMER lIkNDzItESIl Henry H. Giles-Pittsburgh, Pa..-

Application February 27, 1947; SerialNo. 731,375.

(Cl. ISI-232)' s claims. 1

This.; invention relates to acombined mechanicakreamer and piperestfortobacco pipes.

Theobject ofthe invention is to. provide a combined pipe reamer and pipe-rest, which, in one. ppsitiom gives a, mechanical reaming .action in the. bowl-1 of the, pipe, witha minimum of mechanical-parts and with simplicity of mechanial. Structure, While performing its intended function under the inuence of a simple and easy manual operation, andwhich, in vla. secondposition, provides asupport or rest for the pippe.

Another and conjoint object is to provide a. combined pipe reamer and pipe rest of the designated sort which comprises means for receiving ashes, dottle and crust removed from the bowl oiY a pipe,and which -assembly is as awhole of pleasing appearance.

Another object of the inventionis to provide acombined; pipe reamer and pipe rest of the designated sort which comprises a supporting arm; or member pivotallymounted for movement aboutboth horizontal and vertical axes, the oppositie-sides of said supportingmember carrying a. reaming tool and pipe` supporting means, re.- spectively.

the accompanying drawing illustrative of myinvention:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a combined pipe reamer and pipe rest constituting a simple-embodiment of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional View through the ash receptacle showing the combined pipe reamer and pipe rest assembly, in side elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View through the pipereamer andk pipe rest taken in the plane of theline 3--3 of Fig. 1.

In the accompanyingy drawings, reference numeral: I designates a relatively deep dish, which serves as a mounting base for the mechanical elements of the combined reamer and rest and as a` receiver for ashes and dottle from tobacco pipes inv the bowls of which the reamer acts.v Secured in the bottom of dish I there is an uprig-ht post. 2, which desirably is mounted centrally of. the-dish as shown, and which houses a readily removable swivel pin or spindle 3 of a swivel hinge 4. Convenient means for mounting post 2 in dish I arershown as a nut 5 on afthreaded extension; 6 of post 2 and bearingagainst Va washer. 'l on` the under surface of the dish.,

Af: normally horizontal toolfand pipe-resinsunv porting.;` armor member 8.c isf hingedlr-connectedy at oneA end thereoito the swivel hinged;V As, shown, l the supporting; arm 8- has; a:.bifurcated end rportion Sicomprisingfarmsa Ir-and-.f- III-:adapted 2 to receive therebetween the headfportionw Ifof: the swivel -hinge 4.

The head I2 of the swivel hinge-AeisprOVidedf withUa-horizontal bore I3- and ascrew I4 extends throughthe arm "bythe-bore I3, andfintozthe-.aun

I.I'-tohinged1y mount-;the arm -,for movement: about r a` horizontal axis; Movement ofithe".` arm 8u about a; horizontalV axis is limitedino-substantially- 1-80A degrees and-the said-arm: is: normally-A maintainedinl a substantially horizontal. position-V on 4eith'er -side of the swivel hingerll; ,by ,having-thev connection I'between the warms.V Iba-and; IfI extend-` from opposite sides ofthe arm 8.-.to.-a.. point-:such that the edge- IS or the edge -Ifthereof-engages thev lowerf portion of 'thehead-- I2-f off they, swivel hinge- 4.-when the -armA freach'es-a horizontal Yposition. 'Ihepin or spindle 3@ ofthesvviivelY 4-.provides means whereby the supporting--armf-.Si-maybe-rotated .about aE verticala-xis.

The reaming tool isofa. form usuall in-pipe reamers, desirably having aidoublecuttingthread lik This reaming-tool- I8 is non-rotatably-mnuntf ed on one side of the supporting arm ,Il-ini aposttion substantially removed from-.the-vert-ical; pivot 30.2 provided by the spindle 3. This-eccentricrmounting is such as to cause reaming-toolf lmtormove through a circular path or substantial-radius.. whencarrying arm Bris rotated- A substantially cup-shaped pipe bowl suplllti- 35`ring member 2l]r is rigidly mountedonthe-supportingl arm 8 on the side thereoflopposite; thetool.. I8. If'desired, a projection-1er;boss` 2-Ii;on thetool I8- may be extendedthrought-suitableY openingsv 22 and 23 inthe armfand-member,

40, respectively, andrivetedtosecurely.- fasten. the

tool I8./and member to the-arm-B; spaced-in#- wardly from the member 20, the :armr-Bfis.y also provided with a yoke-shaped pipelstemlsupport 24. The members 20 and 2,4. provide..a..rest or 45. supportingv means. for a pipe when the arm` r asI indicated thesolid lines; in Fig s -.,1 andai?,A

and the bowl of a pipe is placed in an inverted position on reaming tool I8 so that the tool enters or tends to enter the cavity of the bowl. The stem of the pipe being rmly held by the user, he provides a simple crank motion by movement of h'is own arm to produce rotation of the tool-carrying arm 8 about its vertical axis, provided by the spindle 3, by contact of the pipe bowl with the tool. The pipe being held firmly, there is then a single complete relative revolution of the reaming tool and the pipe bowl for each revolution of the tool-carrying arm. As this action proceeds tli'e reaming tool dislodges dottle from the pipe bowl, and may scrape the crust surrounding the cavity in the bowl to limit the thickness of such crust. Particles of dislodged dottle and scraped crust, together with any ashes which may be in the pipe bowl, fall into dish' l,

It will readily be understood that the reaming action on the bowl of a tobacco pipe performed by my reamer assembly is particularly advantageous both from the operative and the structural Y viewpoint. On one hand it gives the desired relative rotation between the pipe bowl and the reaming tool without the awkward physical movement on the part of the user which is required if the bowl of a tobacco pipe is rotated on a stationary reaming tool. On the other hand, the simple structure involved in the rotatable mounting of the reaming tool avoids the tendency to early mechanical failure which may be met if complex power-transmitting elements be included in a device of this sort.

In use of my device as a pipe rest, it is only necessary to move the supporting arm 8 from the position indicated by the solid lines, to the position indicated by the broken lines in Figs. 2 and 3. In this latter position, the members and 24 provide a rest or supporting means for the pipe as illustrated in Fig. 2. It Will be obvious, of course, that the arm 8 may be rotated about its vertical axis provided by the spindle 3 to move the pipe 25 to any desired position.

It 'may be explained that the structure of the combined pipe reamer and pipe rest assembly may be primarily or wholly of metal in accordance with the implications of the foregoing description and drawings. It is, however', possible that all elements of the structure may be made of suitable non-metallic material such as molded plastic, with such change in the detailed structure of the assembly as the use of such alternative material will indicate.

Having illustrated an exemplary embodiment of my invention, I wish it to be understood that varicus modifications in form and arrangement may be made while remaining within the bounds of my invention as dened in the claims appended hereto.

Suggested modications of the supporting arm and ash receptacle may be found in my copending application Serial No. 708,110, filed November 6, 1946, in which certain of the subject matter disclosed herein is claimed. The said copending application is a continuation-in-part of my application Serial No. 570,544, iiled December 30, 1944, now abandoned.

I claim as my invention:

1. A combined pipe-reamer and pipe-rest assembly comprising an upwardly open receptacle, a pivot post supported by and extending upwardly in said receptacle, a supporting member normally horizontally extending from and rotatable with respect to said post about horizontal and vertical axes, a reaming tool carried non-rotatably by and relative to said supporting member on one side thereof in a position removed from the center of rotation of the said supporting member and within the horizontal bounds of the receptacle, so that crank motion applied to the said reaming tool through the bowl of a pipe causes the tool to move circularly about the pivot post with relative movement between the tool and the pipe bowl to remove from the latter refuse which falls into the receptacle, and means including a pipe-supporting element positioned on the side of said supporting member opposite said reaming tool for securing said reaming tool to said supporting member.

2. A pipe-reamer assembly in accordance with the statement of claim 1 in which the rotatable supporting member is in the form of an extended arm.

3. A combined cleaner and rest for a pipe comprising a supporting member rotatable about horizintal and vertical axes, a reaming tool carried non-rotatably by and relative to said supporting member on one side thereof, means including a pipe-supporting element positioned on the side of said supporting member opposite said reaming tool for securing said reaming tool to said supporting member, and means for mounting the supporting member and reaming tool on an ash receptacle so that the reaming tool is in oilset relation to the vertical axis of rotation of the supporting member and in such relation to the ash receptacle as to locate all portions of the reaming tool within the horizontal bounds of the receptacle, said supporting member being rotatable about said vertical axis by moving a pipe bowl against said tool with the tool mounted in the cavity of the pipe bowl.

4. A pipe-reamer and pipe-rest assembly comprising an upwardly opening receptacle, means comprising a supporting member supported by said receptacle, means for rotatably mounting said supporting member about axes at right angles to each other, a reaming tool carried non-rotatably by and relative to said supporting member on one side thereof in .a position removed from the center of rotation of said supporting member, so that crank motion applied to the said reaming tool through the bowl of a pipe causes the tool to move circularly with relative movement between the tool and the pipe bowl to remove from the latter refuse which falls into the receptacle, means including a pipe-supporting element positioned on the side of said supporting member opposite said reaming tool for securing said reaming tool to said supporting member, and a second pipe-supporting element on the same side of said supporting member as said rst-mentioned pipesupporting element.

5. A combined cleaner and rest for a pipe comprising a supporting member on a mounting base rotatable about axes at right angles to each other, a reaming tool carried non-rotatably by and relative to said supporting member on one side thereof, means including a pipe-supporting element positioned .on the side of said supporting member opposite said reaming tool for securing said reaming tool to said supporting member, and means for mounting the supporting member and reaming tool so that the reaming tool is in offset relation to one of said axes of rotation of the supporting member, said supporting member being rotatable about said one of said axes by moving a pipe bowl against said tool with the tool mounted in the cavity of the pipe bowl and the said pipesupporting meansl being brought into operative position by rotation of the said supporting member about an axis at right angles to the axis about which it rotates in its circular reaming movement.

6. A pipe-reamer and pipe-rest assembly comprising a mounting base, an upright pivot post supported by said mounting base, a supporting means normally horizontally extending from and rotatable about horizontal and vertical axes with respect to said post, a roaming tool carried nonrotatably by and relative to sai-d supporting means on one side thereof in a position removed from the vertical axisof rotation of the said tool carrying means, so that crank motion applied to the said reaming tool through the bowl of a pipe causes the tool to move circularly about the pivot REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Whitledge et a1 Aug. 21, 1888 Number 

